Charleston Southern University NCAA News

John Paglia kicked a 43-yard field goal in overtime to help Charleston Southern take a 30-27 victory over Stony Brook on Saturday.

A positive sign for the Maryland basketball team in the first half of Friday night's season opener came in the fact that neither of its senior guards, Greivis Vasquez or Eric Hayes, was very sharp.

Barclay Radebaugh, fifth season . Last season 9-20 overall, 4-14 in the Big South to finish tied for ninth.

Stev Davitte rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on seven carries in Wofford's 43-17 win over The Citadel on Saturday.

Coastal Carolina scored a touchdown on the first drive of the game, but tailback Tommy Fraser fumbled away a pitch on the Chanticleers' next drive.

A.J. Toscano threw four touchdowns as Charleston Southern earned a 46-32 win over Presbyterian on Saturday.

The state's Division II teams wrap up their regular seasons, with Benedict playing Clark Atlanta in Augusta and Newberry playing host to Brevard.

Justin Thorpe ran for one touchdown and threw for another while James Madison's defense registered eight sacks in a 20-8 win over Delaware on Saturday.

The Bucs return a punt and capitalize on a VMI fumble for touchdowns. Katrina Waugh CHUCK STEENBURGH VMI The VMI defense smothers Charleston Southern's Gerald Stevenson for a loss in Saturday's game in Lexington.

Charleston Southern scored 10 points in the final 6 minutes, capped by B.J. Hackworth's 12-yard run, to beat Virginia Military Institute 31-21 on Saturday.

Despite a 2-5 record, Charleston Southern's football team is enjoying one of its best seasons in terms of running the football .

Before Saturday's Big South Conference game on the road at Charleston Southern , Head football Coach Danny Rocco said he wanted his team to remain focused and not to be complacent following last Saturday's 58-13 trouncing of Coastal Carolina.

R.J. Archer threw two touchdowns and Jonathan Grimes ran for a score to lead William & Mary in a 24-3 win over James Madison on Saturday.

Mike Brown threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Will Quarles with 3:40 remaining in the game to break a tie and lead Liberty to a 20-13 victory over Charleston Southern on Saturday.

Not only did Charleston Southern go through its third consecutive season with 10 or fewer victories last year, but the Bucs suffered the ultimate indignity in the Big South Conference by missing the eight-team league tournament.

Nine times last season, Charleston Southern allowed 80 or more points, and that lack of defensive commitment was one of the main reasons that the Bucs struggled to stay in games, Radebaugh said.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Kenny Mitchell, a 6-foot-7 forward who redshirted last season, could be an impact player for the Bucs right away.

Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Where, When: 11:30 a.m. kickoff at Norman Harris at Spangler Stadium TV audience: The game has a morning start time because it will be shown on one of the SportSouth channels with Mark Bryant and Brian Jordan doing the announcing.

Patrick Hall scored on a 16-yard run with 22 seconds left to lift Gardner-Webb to a 27-20 win over Charleston Southern on Saturday.

Take it to the bank: nothing in football is ever easy. When Gardner-Webb jumped out to a 10-0 first-quarter lead Saturday against Big South foe Charleston Southern at Spangler Stadium's Norman Harris Field, it only seemed that way.